Driver / co-driver: Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (Citroën Total WRT),
Chris Atkinson and Stéphane Prévot (
Subaru WRT),
Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila (
BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT).
Team principal: Olivier Quesnel (Citroën Total WRT)
Press conference.
Q:
Sébastien, congratulations on your third successive Corona Rally Mexico win. Did you think after the problems with your engine at shakedown that you would go on to win this event?
Sebastien Loeb:
Yes, because every time we have a shakedown problem we win the rally. For sure, we did not know how it would go with the engine, because we had to go back to the first engine. But, after the first stage, I was confident and I was hoping that we would last all the rally.
Q:
Did what happened on Thursday affect your confidence with the car in any way this weekend?
SL:
After the first stage I was confident it would last, but not that I would win! We try to adjust the settings and it went better and better after that.
Q:
Jari-Matti (Latvala) has proved a worthy opponent, how tough was it battling with him on Friday? Were you flat out trying to catch him?
SL:
I was fighting as hard as I was able to. Not completely enough at the start. He was in front of me on the road and I could not really beat him. I had to find a solution for the other days and change something on the car. It was better afterwards. We could fight to take the lead again. Then he had his problem and we were quiet to make sure we reached the finish.
Q:
With Jari-Matti’s problem your lead became over minute, how much did you back off?
SL:
Just enough to make sure we did not make a mistake and get any punctures.
